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SUMMARY:Insights into optimal and natural language from deaf and hearing c
 hildren of deaf parents - Dr Tyron Woolfe (Postdoctoral Research Assistant
 \, University College London)
DTSTART:20070306T170000Z
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CONTACT:Edith Esch
DESCRIPTION:Deaf children are often assumed to be a homogeneous group with
  the same language development issues.  This is incorrect\, many different
  groups exist.  \n\nWithin sign language\, deaf children of deaf parents (
 native signers) have been found to significantly perform better than late 
 signers (deaf children of hearing parents who cannot sign or have limited 
 skills) in several aspects of the cognitive domain.  \n\nTwo tasks will be
  discussed in this talk: Theory of Mind and Referential Communication.  Th
 e development of a British Sign Language version of the MacArthur-Bates Co
 mmunicative Development Inventory will then be discussed with insights int
 o optimal and natural language growth in children of Deaf parents\, both d
 eaf and hearing.\n
LOCATION:2S4\, Second Floor of the New Faculty Building\,   Faculty of Edu
 cation\, 184\, Hills Road
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